Smoovy

My family loves smoothies....or smoovie as my son says. We buy frozen berries in bulk from Costco and that seems to be most affordable. By using frozen berries, you don't need to add ice....and it doesn't get watered down. :-)

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt (or whatever kind you like)
1/4 cup milk (or juice for a little sweeter)
1/4-1/2 cup frozen berries

Blend and enjoy!

Island Cooler

(the beautiful island of Guam....we had the privilage to live here!!)

Island Cooler

7 cups water
2 cups sugar
4 tea bags
12oz frozen lemonade
6oz limeade
12oz frozen pineapple-orange-banana juice
2 cups pineapple juice
Cold 7-up or, Sprite, or Club Soda, or Ginger Ale
Bring water and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 10 min. Let cool. Add Lemonade, limeade, pineapple, pineapple orange banana juice. Stir.
Freeze in a container for at least 12 hours.
Scoop out with ice cream scooper and fill each glass 1/2 full. Pour soda over and enjoy!

Summer Rocks (ice cubes....he he...so creative) :)

There are a number of items that can be frozen into ice cubes to enhance your drinks.....or just look pretty. Wouldn't you know Martha has already thought about this. (of course)

• You can also freeze leftover coffee into ice cubes to add to your iced coffee. Freezing a coffee bean inside would be cute too.

• Add lemonade flavored ice cubes to your iced tea.

For endless possibilities, buy (or make) some flavored syrups. Mix 2 Tbl per 1 cup of water (or whatever liquid you choose) and freeze.

• Cherry or Vanilla ice cubes in cokes. Yum. :)

• Lemon or Lime in margaritas or long islands. (did I just see you eye brows perk up?)

Let us know if you think of some more creative ones.

Thirsty Thursday Free Mocha Mondays at Mickey D's

Get a free sample coffee every Monday starting July 13 until Aug 3 from 7am to 7pm at McDonald's. Choose an 8oz hot mocha or 7oz iced mocha while supplies last at participating locations. No coupon necessary.

Thirsty Thursday ~ Strawberry Lemonade

Strawberry Lemonade

Strawberry Lemonade
(makes 1 quart)

1 container sliced strawberries

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup water

3/4 cup lemon juice
2 cups ice cubes (can use less)

In a blender process all ingredients until smooth. Drink immediately.

This recipe comes from The Grocery Cart Challenge

Thirsty Thursday - watermelon cubes

Pretty simple. I froze some watermelon balls and used them as ice cubes in my hard lemonade. Of course you can do this with just about any drink. The watermelon tasted fizzy but didn't add much flavor to my drink. Maybe it would if your melon was really ripe....leave a comment....tell us what variations you try!

Thirsty Thursday Banana Smoothie

Everything Thursday I'll be posting a new drink recipe. I hope you enjoy! Today's is Banana Smoothie!

1 med banana, sliced

4 Tbl of vanilla yogurt

2/3 cup milk (if you like thick smoothies, don't add as much)

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3-4 ice cubes

Add all into a blender and blend until smooth! You could also add chocolate syrup, peanut butter, berries, ect...